6° OF SWEET BASIL

Employees of Sweet Basil who have gone on to own their own restaurants

Former Employee

Position at Sweet Basil

Restaurant(s) Opened

Doug

Abel

Host

Juniper - Edwards, CO

Ahmed

Almadhoun

Kitchen Manager

Après Cafe - Vail, CO

Paul

Anders

Executive Chef

Sweet Basil - Vail, CO

‍Mountain Standard - Vail, CO

Janine

Bonidy

Office Manager

Vista - Arrowhead, CO

‍Vista Vino - Castle Rock, CO

Gary

Boris

Manager

Montauk - Lionshead, CO

‍Vista - Arrowhead, CO

Shawn

Boris

Bartender

Montauk - Lionshead, CO

‍Vista - Arrowhead, CO

Alisha

Bosco

Host

Zino Restaurante - Edwards, CO

Stu

Bucy

Sous Chef

Bagalis - Vail, CO

Mike

Dennis

Manager

West Side Deli - Vail, CO

‍Heirloom - East Vail, CO

Lilly

Doran

Server

Mountain Fish House - Edwards, CO

Blake

Edmunds

Sous Chef

Señior Bear - Denver, CO

PollyAnna

Forster

Assistant Manager

Eat! Drink! Dish - Edwards & Denver, CO

‍Taco Rico - Edwards, CO

Michael

Glennon

Sous Chef

Vista - Arrowhead, CO

‍Vista Vino - Castle Rock, CO

Michael

Greenstein

Chef

Red Sage - Washington, DC

Fletcher

Harrison

Manager

Red Maple Catering - Edwards, CO

Chris

Irving

Server

Eat! Drink! Dish - Edwards & Denver, CO

‍Taco Rico - Edwards, CO

Mike

Irwin

Chef

Juniper - Edwards, CO

Jenn

Johansen

Cook

Vibrant Earth Gardens - Denver, CO

Connie

Leaf

Bartender

Village Bagel - Edwards, CO

‍Minturn Saloon - Minturn, CO

Jennifer

Lewis

Host/Group Coordinator

Après Cafe - Vail, CO

Ward

Mack

Manager

Vin Table - Tuscon, AZ

Chris

Mackenzie

Pastry Chef

Expert Burger - Eagle & Denver, CO

Artie

McCann

Bartender

Bighorn Bistro - East Vail, CO

Raoul

Mejia

Server

La Scala - Eagle, CO

Peter

Millett

Cook

Sapphire Restaurant - Vail, CO

Matt

Morgan

Manager

Sweet Basil - Vail, CO

‍Mountain Standard - Vail, CO

‍Craftsman - Edwards, CO

In Bloom - Edwards, CO (2022)

John

Provost

Cook

The Perfect Chef Catering

Thomas

Salamunovich

Chef

Larkspur - Vail, CO

‍Larkburger - Edwards, Boulder, Denver, CO

Chris

Schmidt

Chef

Craftsman - Edwards, CO

In Bloom, Edwards, CO (2022)

Janelle

Schmidt

Bartender

Craftsman - Edwards, CO

In Bloom, Edwards, CO (2022)

Alex

Seidel

Sous Chef

Fruition - Denver, CO

‍Mercantile - Denver, CO

‍Chook: Charcoal Chicken - Denver, CO

‍Bravos! Top Chef Judge 2018

Sean

Sinclair

Chef

Bar Castañeda & Kin - Las Vegas, NM

Legal Tender, - Las Vegas, NM

Alanna

Smith

Pastry Chef

Foodsmith - Vail, CO

Steve

Solomon

Host

Westside Café - West Vail, CO

‍Heirloom - East Vail, CO

Mark

Strickland

Baker

Avon Bakery - Avon, CO

Ryan

Thompson

Bartender

Westside Café - West Vail, CO

‍10th Mountain Division Distillery - Gypsum, CO

David

Walford

Chef

Splendido - Beaver Creek, CO

Jerry

Weiss

Bartender

Tramonti - Beaver Creek, CO

Trio - Vail, CO

Christine

Williams

Manager

Clover Club - Brooklyn, NY

‍Leyenda - Brooklyn, NY

Bruce

Yim

Chef

Vina Tabla - Tuscon, AZ